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I've been doing a bunch of research for my first eBook on the topic of life purpose. A few times during the research process, I came across Carl Sagan's timeless Pale Blue Dot speech. I always stop what I'm doing to take a few minutes to read or …
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I wish I could find the origin of this story. Some say it's Chinese, but the majority say it's Indian folklore. As far as I can tell, the author is unknown. I initially came across this story on Quora and decided to do some quick research. The …
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I first read about the Zen Buddhism Five Reflections in the book Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism by Fumio Sasaki. This post highlights three different translations. Choose your favorite! The Zen Buddhism Five Reflections …
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Don't be so quick to judge. Better yet, try not to judge at all. This is a short story about non-judgement. I've heard iterations of this story, but I most recently came across it in Eckhart Tolle's book A New Earth. A Simple Story …
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I recently finished Greg McKeown's book Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less (Summary | Amazon). Like most great books, I have a ton of underlines, highlights, and notes. However, there are usually one or two stories that stand out above …
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The parable of the tourist and the fisherman is one of my favorite short stories. If you want to watch a short video, I enjoyed this version: The Origin of the Tourist and the Fisherman Story After reading the story of "The …
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